by Margaret E Ward | Jun 19, 2026 | Diversity & Inclusion, Women at Work
When one of the sexiest women in the western world tells you she’s not disappearing from work because of a few wrinkles or hot flushes, you’re likely to believe and applaud her. American actress Gillian Anderson’s Lessons of Worth campaign for L’Oreal – featuring some...
by Margaret E Ward | May 22, 2026 | Diversity & Inclusion, Women at Work
The emotional tidal wave was immediate – livid, disgusted, shattered and, frankly, humiliated – when I was told “because he might be a husband and father one day”. That was what I had just been told by Bob, a male colleague in his 40s, when I asked why a junior male...
by Margaret E Ward | May 15, 2026 | Future of Work, Women at Work, Work-Life Balance
What do glass slippers, leather shoes, and the world of work have in common? Too many people pretend they’re the right size. Cinderella’s ugly stepsisters and US president Donald Trump’s officials all attempted to wear shoes that didn’t fit. Likewise, too many...
by Margaret E Ward | Apr 30, 2026 | Future of Work, Women at Work, Work-Life Balance
When I first met Laura (not her real name), she was an associate solicitor in a small but busy general practice and excited to be pregnant with her first child. Five years later, she was a solicitor at a top Dublin law firm and a parent to two young children with a...
by Margaret E Ward | Apr 23, 2026 | Diversity & Inclusion, Women at Work
Women in the US are being pushed from the frying pan into a five-alarm authoritarian fire. Religious conservatives, Christian nationalists and the tech bros of Silicon Valley, who have long conspired to put women back in their pre-civil-rights boxes, are not only...
by Margaret E Ward | Apr 17, 2026 | Women at Work, Work-Life Balance
We were all babies once. Early-stage humans grow up to be employees, entrepreneurs, taxpayers, citizens, workers, friends, family and part of our community. If we want the human race to continue, pregnancy is not optional or just nice to have; it’s essential. Even so,...
